Roku, Inc., is a privately held company located in Saratoga, Calif., and founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, the inventor of the digital video recorder (DVR). Roku is a leading supplier of innovative and easy to use digital media products. Our best known consumer products are the Roku digital video player and the stylish SoundBridge Internet radio line.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/08 | Series C | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 05/01/09 | Series B | 6.1M | Unknown | |
| 07/01/09 | Series D | 8.4M | Unknown | |
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People
Charles Seiber (VP, Marketing)
Greg Garner (Director of Hardware Systems Engineering)
Ann Hover (Director of Finance & Administration)
Pierre Gillet (VP Sales)
James Wong (VP, Operations)
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News
Heroku developers get push messaging abilities with new Urban Airship app
April 24, 2013 1:00 pm
Smartphone notification startup Urban Airship has launched a new app in the add-on marketplace of platform-as-a-service provider Heroku, a move… Continue reading ⟩
Roku’s reach: 5M set-top boxes, 8B pieces of streaming content
April 10, 2013 6:18 pm
Roku announced today that it has sold five million of its video and music streaming set top boxes, claiming that… Continue reading ⟩
Salesforce’s new Heroku & Force tools let any Java dev create mobile apps
April 9, 2013 12:00 pm
Enterprise cloud software powerhouse Salesforce has introduced a set of new handy mobile-centric services for developers using Heroku and Force.com,… Continue reading ⟩